Village Voices

AUTHOR(S)

Vanasse, Deb

PUB. DATE

January 2009

SOURCE

Faces;Jan2009, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p22

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article profiles the Yup'ik people, meaning "real people" who live in southwestern Alaska. It states that Yup'ik people are among the three Alaskan native groups commonly know as Eskimos who are originally nomadic and harvested fish, moose, and berries with the seasons. Accordingly, dancing is one of the ways Yup'ik teens like to celebrate a culture that fights to survive.

ACCESSION #

36131445

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